Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, increases gasoline and diesel tax rates and allocates revenues to highway fund; authorizes local option gasoline tax and surcharge; increases registration fees; creates transportation services district consisting of certain counties; authorizes special allocation of surplus state tax revenue within district to eligible counties for transportation services; extends Class C misdemeanor offense of consuming an alcoholic beverage or possessing an open alcoholic beverage container in an operating motor vehicle to passengers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Last action Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Mar 27, 2017
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/27/2017
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2017
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/8/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee-- Finance, Ways & Means
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Clemmons
DDemocratic
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